Last month a man on Long Island died after he was pulled into a magnetic resonance imaging scanner by a large metal chain he was wearing around his neck. It’s not the first time an MRI scanner has proved to be a death trap.

Meet the experts: Daniel Durand, M.D., M.B.A., chief medical officer and president of Prenuvo Medical Group; Ken Berry, M.D., family physician and co-author of Common Sense Labs; and Mia Kazanjian, M.D., board-certified radiologist specializing in breast and body imaging

The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays are playing a two-game series this week at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla.

MRI safety requires removing jewelry, avoiding certain clothing, and informing doctors about implants and medical devices, as these items can pose health hazards.

Keith McAllister, 61, died after he entered an MRI room at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury last week while a scan was in progress.

Spaceship. Washing machine. Doughnut. Becki Steel has heard all of those and more when she asks pediatric patients at Victoria General Hospital what a magnetic-resonance imaging machine looks like.

New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez needs an MRI on his right thumb after he jammed his hand on a head-first slide into second base Sunday night.

EXCLUSIVE: “I was contacted directly by a spinal nurse who reassured me that Hannah will be seen and confirmed there are currently no waiting times for MRIs at their hospital,” said Carolann Walsh, mother of Hannah,